Pancake

Overview

In fact, it is a kind of small flower cake, shaped like a crescent, with many small holes on it and no filling. It is called sandwich cake because when eating this small flower cake, you need to add vegetables. This is a way of eating Xinjiang halal cuisine. Usually, diced beef stir-fried with green chili peppers is added to it. This is another Xinjiang halal dish that combines vegetables and rice. It can also be called a staple food, and can also be eaten as a dish. Alkali is not a commonly used condiment. It is just a food loosening agent and meat tenderizer. It can quickly make dry food raw materials rise, soften fibers, and remove the sour taste of dough. Appropriate use can bring excellent color, aroma, taste, and shape to food to increase people's appetite. It has alkaline heat and a bitter taste; it has the functions of removing dampness and heat, resolving food stagnation, detoxifying and making antacid.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• cake
• edible alkali
• flour
• white sugar
• yeast

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Soak the yeast and sugar in warm water

   

2. 2 Add to flour to form a smooth dough

   

3. 3 Cover and ferment for more than 2 hours, until doubled in size,

   

4. 4 Add edible alkali and knead evenly, then ferment

   

5. 5 Roll the fermented dough into long strips and divide into small portions

   

6. 6 Roll it into a thick round piece, (another way is to roll it into a thick round piece, and then fold it in half)

   

7. 7 Fold the circle in half

   

8. 8 Prick many small holes with a fork and let rest for 10 minutes

   

9. 9 Boil water in a steamer, add cake base,

   

10. 10 Steam over high heat for about 20 minutes and it’s ready